Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the rock band Queen.]
As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound.[
He was voted by radio listeners as the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005.
As a songwriter, Taylor contributed songs to Queen's albums from the beginning, composing at least one track on every album, and often singing lead vocals on his own compositions.
He wrote or
co-wrote three UK number 1s ("These
Are the Days of Our Lives",
"Innuendo"
and "Under
Pressure") and contributed a further five
major hits ("Radio
Ga Ga", "A
Kind of Magic", "Heaven
for Everyone", "Breakthru",
and "The
Invisible Man").[5]
He is also the main writer on the international top-ten hit "One
Vision", although the track is credited to
the whole band. He has collaborated with such artists as
Eric Clapton,
Roger Waters,
Roger Daltrey,
Robert Plant,
Phil Collins,
Genesis,
Jimmy Nail,
Elton John,
Gary Numan,
Shakin' Stevens,
Foo Fighters,
Al Stewart,
Steve Vai,
Yoshiki,
Cyndi Almouzni,
and
Bon Jovi. As a
producer, he has produced albums by
Virginia Wolf,
Jimmy Nail and
Magnum.
In addition to his
drum work, Taylor is also well known for his
falsetto vocal
range. He sometimes played keyboards, guitars and bass on his own songs. During
the 1980s, in addition to his work with Queen, he formed a parallel band known
as
the Cross, in
which he was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist. During the early 1980s,
Taylor was also a panellist on the popular UK quiz show
Pop Quiz,
hosted by
Mike Read. In
2014, he appeared in
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
as himself.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)
